Chinese farmers busy with planting around Guyu solar term
By Agencies Published: Apr 19, 2016 02:56 PM
Farmers plant paddy in Liangli Village of Jing'an County, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 19, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Xu Zhongting)
A farmer works in a potato field in Tianjian Village of Liaocheng City, east China's Shandong Province, April 19, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Zhao Yuguo)
A woman works in a greenhouse planting watermelon in Hanli Village of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 19, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Geng Yuhe)
A woman works in a peanut field in Kanzhuang Village of Zoucheng City, east China's Shandong Province, April 19, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Wang Qisheng)
A woman spreads fertilizer to plant paddy in Balian Village of Luocheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, April 18, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Wu Yaorong)
Photo rotated 180 degrees taken on April 19, 2016 shows the reflection of a farmer walking to sow seeds in Beidayan Village of Yiyuan County, east China's Shandong Province. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Zhao Dongshan)
Farmers work in a watermelon field in Hancheng Township of Yiyang County, central China's Henan Province, April 18, 2016. Farmers were busy with planting these days, as April 19 is Guyu (Grain Rain), one of the 24 solar terms created by ancient Chinese to carry out agricultural activities according to position of sun at the zodiacal circle. (Xinhua/Tian yiwei)
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